ADA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LegalShield,
one of North America’s leading providers of affordable legal plans and
the IDShield identity theft solution for individuals, families and small
businesses, announced today that it is offering a voice-activated
intelligent virtual assistant that can be used with any Amazon
hands-free device that supports its digital assistant Alexa, and Google
Home. To accommodate members’ changing lifestyle and communication
habits, LegalShield for Alexa and LegalShield for Google Home allow
users to interact with their devices and ask questions. Voice-activated
engagement leverages a growing segment of intelligent technology, and
provides a higher-quality user experience for members and prospective
customers who are seeking information or advice about LegalShield
services and legal issues.

Users can verbally ask questions just like they would talk to a person.
The new voice-activated assistant answers a range of questions
addressing legal needs, and is optimized for voice recognition. It can
answer a variety of LegalShield membership and general knowledge
questions, as well as commonly asked legal questions, with replies
drawing from information based on the over 1.6 million legal intakes
recorded by the company’s network of provider law firms annually. The
voice-activated assistant is free, but any applicable costs associated
with internet access and wireless service will apply.

“LegalShield prides itself in driving innovation across our product
line, consistently delivering new features and updates to benefit our
members,” said CEO Jeff Bell. “We are confident that our new
voice-activated assistant will enhance our award-winning customer
service—and boost sales by providing an additional platform to get the
information you need.”

Amazon account holders can enable LegalShield by Alexa by simply saying,
“Alexa, open LegalShield,” and begin asking questions. Additionally,
users can get started by prefacing their question with, “Alexa, ask
LegalShield…”

LegalShield for Google Home requires only that users simply say, “Ok,
Google, talk to LegalShield,” and begin asking questions. Similar to
Alexa, Google Home users can also interact with LegalShield for Google
Home without first opening LegalShield for Google Home by prefacing
their question with, “Ok Google, ask LegalShield…” or “Hey Google, ask
LegalShield…”

With a recent study showing that voice-enabled speaker usage is poised
to grow nearly 130 percent in 2017, LegalShield continues to
successfully roll out product features that meet the demands of today’s
customer.

About LegalShield

A pioneer in the democratization of affordable access to legal
protection, LegalShield is one of North America’s leading providers of
legal safeguards and protection against identity theft solutions for
individuals, families and small businesses. The 45-year-old company
protects more than 1,662,000 individuals, families and businesses
through its legal plans. In addition, LegalShield and IDShield serve
more than 141,000 businesses. Legal plans for individuals start as low
as $17.95, and identity theft plans start at $9.95.

LegalShield’s legal plans provide access to attorneys with an average of
19 years of experience in areas such as family matters, estate planning,
financial and business issues, consumer protection, tax, real estate,
benefits disputes and auto/driving issues. Unlike other legal plans or
do-it-yourself websites, LegalShield has dedicated law firms in 50
states and four provinces in Canada that members can call for help
without having to worry about high hourly rates.

IDShield provides identity monitoring and restoration services and is
the only identity theft protection company armed with a team of licensed
private investigators on call to restore a member’s identity. For more
information, call press and corporate relations at 580-436-1234.